Welfare Centre Ground Explained

Ground Name:Welfare Centre Ground
Country:West Indies
Location:Rose Hall, Guyana
Coord:6.2445°N -57.4872°W
Year1:1961 - 1976
Club1:Berbice
Year2:1961 - 1986
Club2:British Guinea/Guyana
Date:5 March
Year:2019
Source:http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/1795.html Ground profile

The Welfare Centre Ground is a cricket ground in Rose Hall, Guyana.

History

The inaugural first-class cricket match to be played at the ground took place in March 1961, when Berbice played against a touring EW Swanton's XI.[1] British Guiana played Trinidad there in a first-class match in October of the same year.[1] Berbice played first-class matches there until the final of the 1976/77 Jones Cup against Demerara.[1] Between the 1973/74 Shell Shield and the 1985/86 Shell Shield, Guyana played five first-class matches at the ground.[1]

Records

First-class

See also

External links

6.2445°N -57.4872°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall. CricketArchive. 5 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket . CricketArchive. 5 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Berbice v Demerara, Jones Cup 1972/73. CricketArchive. 5 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Welfare Centre Ground, Rose Hall - Centuries in first-class cricket . CricketArchive. 5 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Guyana v Windward Islands, Shell Shield 1985/86. CricketArchive. 5 March 2019.